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Footage From the Documentary ‘Chasing Ice’ Captures the Largest Glacier Calving Ever Filmed
The 2012 documentary Chasing Ice by director Jeff Orlowski captured the largest glacier calving ever filmed. On May 28, 2008, the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland broke apart…
The Drama Film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ Retold as an 8-Bit Animated Video Game
CineFix has released a new episode of 8-Bit Cinema (previously) that retells the 1994 drama film The Shawshank Redemption as an 8-bit animated video game.…
Nearly Every Easter Egg and Reference Hidden in the Netflix Series ‘Daredevil’
Mr. Sunday Movies (previously) has created a new video during which he points out and explains nearly every Easter egg reference hidden throughout the 2015…
Fangirl Quest, A Travel Blog That Visits Famous Movie and TV Show Locations to Photograph Them in Real Life
The Walking Dead on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Georgia Fangirl Quest is a fun travel blog run by artist Tiia Öhman and the iPad-holding travel…
‘PBS Game/Show’ Examines Why Early Video Game Tunes Are So Memorable
PBS Game/Show host Jamin Warren examines why early video game tunes are so memorable in a recent episode of the series. Warren offers two different…
Vocal Orange Tabby Sings Along to a Portuguese Version of ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It’
A vocal orange tabby named Chihano sings along in all the right places during a Portuguese a cappella version of “If You’re Happy and You…
‘Invisible Ocean: Plankton & Plastic’, A Short Documentary About a Microscopic Threat to Ocean Life
It was love at first when I saw these tintinnids through the microscope because of their resemblance to a champagne glass for a mermaid. “Invisible…
Projection-Mapped Animations Turn the Sydney Opera House Into a ‘Living Mural’ for the Vivid Sydney Event
A projection-mapped animation display created by design firm Universal Everything has turned the Sydney Opera House into a “living mural” for the Vivid Sydney event in…
‘Cat Lady Dance’, A Vibrant Dance Video Featuring a Cat Lady, a Milkman, and a Cat Puppet
“Cat Lady Dance” is a vibrant dance video directed by Scott Winn that features Amymarie Gaertner as a dancing cat lady, Cyrus “Glitch” Spencer as a…
An 8-Bit Animated Look at Just How Big the Video Game ‘Minecraft’ Is
A video by Wired's Data Attack looks at just how big the video game Minecraft is, particularly as a cultural phenomenon.